Asian shares were mostly higher Friday on relief that President Donald Trump's tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports may not be as harsh as earlier feared. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.0 percent to 30,947.02, while the Shanghai Composite index inched down nearly 0.1 percent to 3,285.98. Although the tariffs are likely to hurt some Asian nations, the impact may be not that damaging to countries like Japan that export more to other Asian countries such as China. NORTH KOREA: Trump agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un by May to negotiate an end to Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, South Korean and U.S. officials said Thursday. No American president has ever met with a North Korean leader while still in office.

Source: ABC News March 08, 2018 15:34 UTC